ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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autotroph
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herbivore
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saprotroph
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detritivore
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saprobionts are organisms that digest their food externally and then absorb the products. This process is called saprotrophic nutrition. Fungi are examples of saprobiontic organisms, which are a type of decomposer. Saprobiontic organisms feed off dead and/or decaying biological materials.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Saprotropic’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Saprophytes. “Saprophytes are organisms that feed on dead and decaying organisms.”
Detailed explanation-4: -In saprotrophic nutrition, the digestion of food occurs outside the body. This type of nutrition is called extracellular digestion. In this process, organisms secret the digestive juices directly on the food to make it soluble.
Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer: Option A-Fungi-belong to the class saprophyte because they depend on dead and decaying matter for food. They obtain the dead tissues and help in reusing the nutrients in the ecosystem. Ganoderma, Pilobolus, Trametes are some examples of fungal saprophytes.